Obituaries

Sarah May Johnson
1941 - 2009
Rossville

Services for Sarah May Johnson, 68, Rossville, were Tuesday, April 14 at Westside Presbyterian Church in Lawrence.Cremation followed the service.Mrs. Johnson died April 10, 2009, in Topeka.She was born Feb. 16, 1941, in Tonganoxie, the daughter of Fred Cox and Violet Lucy Lewis Cox.Mrs. Johnson graduated from Friends Academy in Haviland. She worked for Hallmark Cards in Lawrence. She retired in 1998.She married Lafayette “Bob” Onstad in 1961. They later divorced. She married Arden E. Johnson in 1989. He preceded her in death in 2004.Mrs. Johnson was an active member of all units of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. She also was an active member of the Westside Presbyterian in Lawrence.Mrs. Johnson is survived by a son, David French, Alhambra, Calif.; a daughter, Kimerley Beach, Rossville; a brother, John Cox, Tonganoxie; a sister, Mary Bartlett, Fruitville, Texas; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Rebekah Assembly of Kansas or ALS Clinic at Kansas University Medical Center, sent in care of Davidson Funeral Home, 1035 N. Topeka Ave., Topeka 66608; (785) 233-4088.